What matters most to you‚ and why? My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me. I was born in Hong Kong and moved alone to Taiwan to live with my grandmother when I was 12. I struggled to learn the language‚ Mandarin‚ and to live and learn alongside children from a very different culture. I was like some alien from outer space in Taiwan – generating stares but not acceptance. However‚ by being open minded about both my potential
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My family has always been the most important facet of my life. I never knew how important they were until I moved away. I have been away from my family for close to three years now‚ particularly my mother‚ and it is hard being all alone out here. It is a tough experience from being a “mama’s boy” to only seeing her twice a year‚ if I’m lucky. When you’re forced to be on your own at such a young age you learn how valuable the small things are. However‚ you have to take the good with the bad
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lot about foreign culture‚ but also made a large group of friends. Although we came from different classes and some of us even didn’t know each other before‚ but we got along like a big family. We sang songs together on the train to Washington; we played games on the grass of street-park; we watched the moon under the sky of the United States when Chinese people celebrated Mid-autumn festival. As a group of innocent teenagers‚ we spent every day with happiness and mirth that I had never had and we
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Describe the best achievement that you had achieved in your life. People have a tremendous capacity for outstanding achievement. There are also many extraordinary capacities that allow them to become high achievers. When looking back over my life so far‚ it is really difficult to pinpoint the one achievement of which I am most proud. The one of the best achievement that I had achieved in my life and till proud of it is when I complete and graduate in my diploma in computer science that make my
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nearly one million people died. Her story is a remarkable testimony to the power of God’s grace to strengthen us during times of trial and to live the teaching of the Gospel in the face of overwhelming evil. Her story is told in the novel Left to Tell‚ published in 2006. In Rwanda‚ there were three tribes‚ and each citizen belonged to one of the tribes. These tribes were the Hutu‚ which were the majority‚ Tutsi‚ which were the minority‚ and an extremely small number of Twa‚ which was a pygmy-like
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So Much to Tell you’ by John Marsden teaches us many lessons. Some of these lessons include Marina’s traumatic effects of her injury‚ friendships and the importance of friendships‚ socialising with others and her persistence (not giving up hope) and determination. Some of the lessons included is the traumatic effects of her injury. An example of this is Marina not talking. A quote that demonstrates this is sent here [to Warrington] because [her] mother can’t stand [her] silent presence at home’
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An Unforgettable Holiday It was December 2001.”The most wonderful time of the year”. A special holiday season for my family because our grandparents were coming to visit us from Argentina after two years of our departure. When my parents decided to leave our country in search for “better opportunities”‚ I was three and my brother was six. Between suitcases and planes we were excited about the coming adventure. We did not know at that time‚ about distances or leaving family behind. Then I realized
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Assignment on: The bog bodies and what they tell us about the past What they tell us… clothing- fabrics‚ fashion etc. hairstyles.… physical diseases – what was around and how they treated it. Also height and physical things. Punishment and ritual killing.. how and why . day top day things… food‚ tools invented etc. In Europe and Britian‚ in areas of boggy‚ marshy soil‚ several well-preserved bodies have been found. They were prevented from decaying by the airless conditions of the bog. Due
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What STEM field interests you most? Describe the experiences that have shaped your interests and any action steps you have taken to explore them further One day or another‚ STEM is going to save the world. As society evolves‚ STEM continues to be a leader in growth and innovation. I believe that Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics will help to solve the world’s most urgent issues such as Global Warming and Overpopulation. All of these problems are caused by the environment and organisms
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Fieldwork Paper about My Church Experience Christianity is a brand new thing for me. In my entire 19 years of life‚ I haven’t had a lot chance to get involved with any church related activities. I have read it from books‚ seen it from movies‚ but I have never experienced what is Christianity all about by myself. From where I grew up‚ most of the people will claim themselves atheist. Lots of us were convinced that here were no Gods or any spiritual power existed in this world. Although
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